A review by redhothabanero
Such a Fun Age, by Kiley Reid

reflective medium-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Character
  • Strong character development? Yes
  • Loveable characters? It's complicated
  • Diverse cast of characters? Yes
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.75

The premise is a really interesting one with the way our society is grappling with racism from authority figures and how the videos taken are important but also invasive to the people on the receiving end of the abuse. It also spoke about white saviorism and how performative and over the top some people can be in the opposite direction. However I couldn't rate it higher because Alix's obsession with Emira is super weird. She revolved her life around Emira who was completely oblivious to how creepy Alix was being. Also, there were  unnecessary comments about Alix's weight that seemed to add nothing to the story. The one that sticks to mind is something to the effect of, how could he talk to her like that when she was sitting there only six pounds above her pre-baby weight (I'm paraphrasing). Like, are you serious? Overall, I did enjoy it but these issues made me super uncomfortable. 

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